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Missouri Didn't Start Distributing Summer Food Aid to Needy Kids Until the Last Day of Summer

The aid, which was intended to help feed vulnerable families over summer break, was not distributed for the first time until Sept. 19.

Latin Times

Prof: Politics behind Missouri execution

Missouri executed Williams despite questions about his conviction and protests from prosecutors and victim's family

Salon

Oklahoma executes man despite parole board recommending life be spared

US execution comes days after that of Marcellus Williams in Missouri, where victim’s family also asked for clemency.

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Bird flu casts a wider net as U.S. health officials keep drip-feeding information on Fridays

Researchers are urging the CDC to get ahead of the H5N1 virus 'before it’s too late.'

Fortune

Where will abortion be on the ballot in the 2024 US election?

Ten states will vote on abortion in November, with most seeking to protect abortion up until fetal viability

The Guardian - US

Debate Surrounds Missouri Execution Of Marcellus Williams

Marcellus Williams' execution raises doubts about his guilt, fueling the debate on the death penalty in the U.S.

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A Missouri man has been executed for a 1998 murder. Was he guilty or innocent?

Questions are still swirling around the execution of a Missouri man convicted of fatally stabbing a woman in 1998

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Did Missouri execute an innocent man? Marcellus Williams’s furious supporters decry ‘injustice system’

’How can you execute a man when there is reasonable doubt?’ Obie Alexander, who spent nearly two decades in prison on a wrongful murder conviction, toldThe Independent

The Independent UK

Missouri "lynched" Marcellus Williams

The NAACP said Tuesday night's execution was "murder," not justice

Salon

First Thing: Fresh Israeli airstrikes on Lebanon as UN chief says it cannot ‘become another Gaza’

Lebanese minister says only Washington can help end the fighting. Plus, Missouri executes Marcellus ‘Khaliifah’ Williams

The Guardian - UK

Man executed in Missouri after 20 years despite victim's family thinking he was innocent

Marcellus Williams was convicted of murdering a former journalist, but concerns had been raised that key evidence had been contaminated

Evening Standard

Missouri death row inmate Marcellus Williams executed despite prosecutor's objection

The US state of Missouri on Tuesday executed death row inmate Marcellus Williams for the 1998 murder of a woman, even though the prosecutor's office that secured his murder conviction 21 years ago expressed doubts about the integrity of the case. The victim's family had pleaded with authorities to spare…

France 24

Marcellus Williams Finally Executed By Lethal Injection: Why Did Victim's Family Want Life Imprisonment, Not Death Penalty?

Marcellus Williams was executed by lethal injection in Missouri, despite new DNA evidence and pleas from the victim's family for clemency, raising serious concerns about potential wrongful convictions in capital punishment cases.

International Business Times UK

Missouri death row inmate Marcellus Williams executed despite even the prosecution thinking he was innocent

Death row inmate’s final words were ‘All praise be to Allah in every situation!!!’

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The Guardian - US

Missouri executes Marcellus Williams despite prosecutors’ push to overturn conviction

Williams long maintained his innocence and the killing was opposed by victim’s family, jurors and office that tried him

Latin Times

Instagram Removes MAGA Republican Who Spent Months Violating Company Policy Posting Homophobic Slurs

Meta has removed the Instagram account of a former far-right Missouri political candidate whose content featured hate speech and violent rhetoric against the LBBTQ+ community.

The Independent UK

Lawyers seek Supreme Court intervention hours before a Missouri inmate's planned execution

Lawyers for a Missouri man have filed a late appeal with the U.S. Supreme Court alleging there were racial bias and constitutional errors at his trial

The Independent UK

Missouri death row inmate Marcellus Williams faces execution today. Prosecutors argue he’s ‘likely innocent’

Williams, 55, is scheduled to die by lethal injection at 6pm CT on Tuesday for the murder of Lisha Gayle, a social worker and former newspaper reporter

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Missouri Death Row Inmate Marcellus Williams Scheduled For Execution

Marcellus Williams, a death row inmate in Missouri, faces execution despite maintaining innocence, sparking concerns about potential injustice in capital p...

The Guardian - US

If Trump wins the election, he could launch a ‘catastrophic’ rollback of LGBTQ+ rights

Republican state lawmakers are already targeting trans people with discriminatory policies. A second-term Trump is likely to use the US government to launch a ‘catastrophic’ rollback of LGBTQ+ rights

The Guardian - US

Missouri to execute Marcellus Williams despite prosecutors’ objections and innocence claims

Prosecutors raise concerns about lack of evidence as family of victim supports saving Williams from the death penalty

LiveScience

Source of person's recent bird flu case remains a mystery — and experts say that's concerning

The latest human case of bird flu in the U.S. occurred in a patient with no reported exposure to affected animals, sparking questions over whether the virus is spreading between people. Experts say that's unlikely but argue the case raises other concerns.

Zenger

SEC Disbands ESG Task Force Amidst Setbacks And Growing Corporate Priorities‌ ‌

Enforcement group dismantled as ESG rules stall, companies shift focus to inflation, AI, and geopolitics. ‌

International Business Times

Missouri Civil Rights Leader Issues Last-Minute Demand to Spare Inmate From Execution: 'Incredible Miscarriage of Justice'

Over a half-million other people are advocating for the exoneration of Marcellus Williams, whom they believe is innocent.

Salon

Missouri may execute "innocent" man

Marcellus Williams is set to be executed on Sept. 24 for a 1998 murder that prosecutors say he did not commit

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